The world may very well be smiling on Andy Ruiz subsequent 12 months, because the boxer from Mexicali has bold plans for 2024.
Ruiz won’t be getting into the ring this 12 months, however his restoration plans embrace goals of preventing Zhilei Zhang, Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder.
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Andy Ruiz‘s final combat was greater than a 12 months in the past. He has a document of 35-2, with 22 fights ending by KO, and the final time he stepped into the ring was in September 2022 and the outcome was a unanimous choice win over Cuban Luis Ortiz.
Andy Ruiz desires to return to the highest
Ruiz‘s ambition is to return to the times when he was heavyweight champion and, despite the fact that he’s 34 years previous, he has excessive calibre fights in thoughts.
One is Zhilei Zhang, the 40-year-old Chinese language star who convincingly stopped Joe Joyce in April in six rounds and once more in September in three rounds.
“I believe Zhang did a improbable job,” Andy Ruiz advised Boxing Scene.
“I believe Zhang is a extremely good fighter. That is a superb combat that I will take too.”
An alternative choice is likely to be Joshua, who Ruiz shocked in 2019 by way of stoppage to win titles, though he misplaced a rematch in opposition to the Brit later that 12 months.
“Once I fought within the rematch, I wasn’t proper, I used to be chubby,” he has admitted.
“Now, it is utterly totally different. All I wish to do is showcase my expertise.”
We’ll quickly discover out if and when Andy Ruiz returns to the ring, and if he’ll get the high-profile opponent he desires.
